Sunday, August 8, 2010

COWBOY WEATHERVANE

In Fort Pierre, there is a monument to Champion Rodeo Rider, Casey Tibbs, 1929-1990. It is a life-sized, fiberglass sculpture of a cowboy on a bucking horse. It is designed to swivel in the wind like a weather vane.

It recreates a photo of Tibbs' most famous rodeo ride, aboard the bronco Necktie. Real horse hair was reportedly used in Necktie's mane and tail. Tibbs died watching the Super Bowl on TV.